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Dry-kiln operators manuAL
Publication from Forest Products Laboratory
- Introduction, glossary, and index (PDF 424 KB)
- Chapter 1--Properties of wood related to drying (PDF 750 KB)
- Chapter 2--Kiln types and features (PDF 3.3 MB)
- Chapter 3--Dry kiln auxiliary equipment (PDF 3.7 MB)
- Chapter 4--Inspection and maintenance of dry kilns and equipment (PDF 59 KB)
- Chapter 5--Stacking and loading lumber for kiln drying (PDF 2.6 MB)
- Chapter 6--Kiln samples (PDF 671 KB)
- Chapter 7--Kiln schedules (PDF 487 KB)
- Chapter 8--Drying defects (PDF 3.2 MB)
- Chapter 9--Operating a dry kiln (PDF 58 KB)
- Chapter 10--Log and lumber storage (PDF 3.3 MB)
- Chapter 11--Energy in kiln drying (PDF 266 KB)
Dry-kiln operator's manual
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The Mechanical Properties of Wood
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CONTENTS
PART I
THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD
- Introduction
- Fundamental considerations and definitions
- Tensile strength
- Compressive or crushing strength
- Shearing strength
- Transverse or bending strength: Beams
- Toughness: Torsion
- Hardness
- Cleavability
PART II
FACTORS AFFECTING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF WOOD
- Introduction
- Rate of growth
- Heartwood and sapwood
- Weight, density, and specific gravity
- Color
- Cross grain
- Knots
- Frost splits
- Shakes, galls, pitch pockets
- Insect injuries
- Marine wood-borer injuries
- Fungous injuries
- Parasitic plant injuries
- Locality of growth
- Season of cutting
- Water content
- Temperature
- Preservatives
PART III
TIMBER TESTING
- Working plan
- Forms of material tested
- Size of test specimens
- Moisture determination
- Machine for static tests
- Speed of testing machine
- Bending large beams
- Bending small beams
- Endwise compression
- Compression across the grain
- Shear along the grain
- Impact test
- Hardness test: Abrasion and indentation
- Cleavage test
- Tension test parallel to the grain
- Tension test at right angles to the grain
- Torsion test
- Special tests
- Spike pulling test
- Packing boxes
- Vehicle and implement woods
- Cross-arms
- Other tests
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The Mechanical Properties of Wood by Samuel J. Record
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MatWeb - Materials Information
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MatWeb - Materials Information
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USDA Forest products laboratory
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We use science and technology to conserve and extend our nation's forest resources. Our mission is to promote healthy forests and forest-based economies through the efficient, sustainable use of our wood resources.
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Publications links - Center for Wood Anatomy Research
Tropical Timbers of the World (30Mb)
Tropical Timber for Building Materials in the Andean Group Countries of South America
Puerto Rican Woods
Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean
Properties of Seven Colombian Woods
Forest Products from Latin America
Properties of Imported Tropical Woods
Hardwoods of North America
Softwoods of North America
Technical Information on 134 species of Bolivian woods
Mechanical Properties of Wood
South American Timbers
Physical Properties and Moisture Relations of Wood
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